'If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them,'
"We have a great country," Trump declared as he stood before the church's boarded-up windows, held up a Bible and posed for photographs."He's using the American military against the American people," tweeted Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden.
Thousands of people have participated in the nationwide demonstrations against police brutality and racism since Floyd's killing. Floyd's agonizing death was caught on bystander cell phone video that shows policeman Derek Chauvin pinning him down with his knee for nearly nine minutes, as the 46-year-old pleaded for his life with the haunting words:"I can't breathe!"
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